River Tonle Sap.

[copippin]

Anyone know why this river in Cambodia flows South in January,North from February to June,and South from July to December?This is not a wind-up i promise you.

[mimerv]

Tonle Sap Lake in western Cambodia is the largest lake in Southeast Asia. During the dry season it is drained by the Tonle Sap River southeast to the Mekong River. During the wet monsoon season from June to November, the rains and the melting of the snow pack in Tibet cause the Mekong to swell and the Tonle Sap River to reverse its flow, turning the Tonle Sap Basin into a great lake more than twice its original size. The flow reverses when the high waters of the Mekong River recede. The waters carry an abundance of fish, which are harvested and then dried to provide protein for Cambodia's inland rural population. At least 60% of the inland fisheries in production of Cambodia come from Tonle Sap Lake and Tonle Sap River.

[copippin]

Thanks mimerv,I couldn't believe what I was reading when I cam across the original facts. It all makesmore sense now!.